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Victor Wainwright Keeps the Train Rolling to Briggs Farm Blues Fest

Victor Wainwright holds a keyboard while he plays it energetically.
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Victor Wainwright will perform with his band, The Train, at this year's Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, PA on Friday, July 7.

GRAMMY-nominated bluesman Victor Wainwright joins Jack Adams to talk about Victor Wainwright & The Train's upcoming performance at the 2023 Briggs Farm Blues Festival.

Wainwright also discusses his beginnings playing music, the influences from Savannah and Memphis he brings to his bands, new material he is working on with Southern Hospitality, his recent push to become more healthy, and more.

Wainwright will perform at Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, PA on Friday, July 7 at 7 pm. More information is available at the festival's website.

(Original air-date: 7/1/2023)

Born and raised in Allentown, Pa, Jack has been an avid drummer/singer in the rock, R&B, and blues genres. He is a longtime board member of the Lehigh Valley Blues Network. You can catch Jack serving as a frequent MC at various events throughout the tri-state area. Jack has been a programmer at WDIY since 2010, hosting Bluesville on Saturdays from 3 to 5 pm.